List of Governors of the Governorates of Italian East Africa

This article lists the Governors of the Governorates of Italian East Africa. The Governorates formed the first level of country subdivision of the Italian East Africa, a colony of the Italian Empire from 1936 to 1941.

The Governorates of Italian East Africa after the 1938 creation of the Scioa Governorate, and before the 1940 conquest of British Somaliland.
Coat of arms of Italian East Africa.

The colony was divided into 6 Governorates – Addis Abeba Governorate (Scioa Governorate from 1938), Amhara Governorate, Eritrea Governorate, Galla-Sidamo Governorate, Harar Governorate and Somalia Governorate.[1]

List

Addis Ababa / Scioa Governorate
Coat of arms of the Scioa Governorate.
Tenure Portrait Incumbent Notes
Addis Ababa Governorate
5 May 1936 to 27 May 1936Giuseppe Bottai, Governor
1 June 1936 to 23 September 1938Alfredo Siniscalchi, Governor
23 September 1938 to 1 January 1939Francesco Canero Medici, Governor
Scioa Governorate
1 January 1939 to 5 May 1939Enrico Cerulli, Governor
5 May 1939 to 2 June 1940Guglielmo Nasi, Governor
2 June 1940 to 3 April 1941Giuseppe Daodice, Governor
3 April 1941 to 6 April 1941Agenore Frangipani, Acting Governor

Amhara Governorate
Coat of arms of the Amhara Governorate.
Tenure Portrait Incumbent Notes
1 June 1936 to 15 December 1937Alessandro Pirzio Biroli, Governor
15 December 1937 to 1 January 1939Ottorino Mezzetti, Governor
1 January 1939 to 19 May 1941Luigi Frusci, Acting Governor
19 May 1941 to 27 November 1941Guglielmo Nasi, Acting Governor

Eritrea Governorate
Coat of arms of the Eritrea Governorate.
Tenure Portrait Incumbent Notes
1 June 1936 to 1 April 1937Alfredo Guzzoni, Governor
1 April 1937 to 15 December 1937Vincenzo De Feo, Governor
15 December 1937 to 2 June 1940Giuseppe Daodice, Governor
2 June 1940 to 19 May 1941Luigi Frusci, Acting Governor

Galla-Sidamo Governorate
Coat of arms of the Galla-Sidamo Governorate.
Tenure Portrait Incumbent Notes
1 June 1936 to 9 July 1938Carlo Geloso, Governor
10 July 1938 to 12 August 1938Armando Felsani, Governor
12 August 1938 to 6 July 1941Pietro Gazzera, Governor

Harar Governorate
Coat of arms of the Harar Governorate.
Tenure Portrait Incumbent Notes
1 June 1936 to 5 May 1939Guglielmo Nasi, Governor1st time
5 May 1939 to 11 June 1940Enrico Cerulli, Governor
11 June 1940 to 4 February 1941Guglielmo Nasi, Acting Governor2nd time
4 February 1941 to 9 March 1941Pompeo Gorini, Acting Governor
10 March 1941 to 24 April 1941Carlo De Simone, Acting Governor

Somalia Governorate
Coat of arms of the Somalia Governorate.
Tenure Portrait Incumbent Notes
25 May 1936 to 15 December 1937Ruggiero Santini, Governor
15 December 1937 to 11 June 1940Francesco Saverio Caroselli, Governor
11 June 1940 to 31 January 1941Gustavo Pesenti, Acting Governor
31 January 1941 to 20 March 1941Carlo De Simone, Acting Governor

See also

References
  1. Royal Institute of International Affairs (24 August 1940). "Italian Possessions in Africa: II. Italian East Africa". Bulletin of International News. 17 (17): 1065–1074.
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